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Article in Riley defamation claim held to be defamatory in part (Riley and another v Heybroek)

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Published on: 20 May 2020
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  • What did the court decide?
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TMT analysis: In this defamation case, the High Court has ruled on the meaning of the words complained of within an article that concerned the television presenter Rachel Riley and the actress Tracy-Ann Oberman. It held that the words complained of consisted of both statements of fact and opinion and were defamatory in part.

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